The Passaic valley, New Jersey, in three . n 1T!)S by (iov-ornor ilifHin, of Penn-sylvania. Ho was a na-tive of Chester Connty,Pa., and was horn inITCiO near Lonibin CrossKoads, Pa., liis fatherbeinii a descendant of the Earl of , Scotland, who, abont the year ITtiH,pnndiased a tract of land of l>r. Irancis Allison, on whichtract Is the boroniili of I-ock lla\en and part n{ the townof Fleniini;ton, now in the County of Clinton, Pa. .IidinFleniinii died in Iebriiary, 1S17. His \\ife was Sarali Cliat-liain, a <hui,!:hter of Colonel Chatham, who owned a lariieestate at C
The Passaic valley, New Jersey, in three . n 1T!)S by (iov-ornor ilifHin, of Penn-sylvania. Ho was a na-tive of Chester Connty,Pa., and was horn inITCiO near Lonibin CrossKoads, Pa., liis fatherbeinii a descendant of the Earl of , Scotland, who, abont the year ITtiH,pnndiased a tract of land of l>r. Irancis Allison, on whichtract Is the boroniili of I-ock lla\en and part n{ the townof Fleniini;ton, now in the County of Clinton, Pa. .IidinFleniinii died in Iebriiary, 1S17. His \\ife was Sarali Cliat-liain, a <hui,!:hter of Colonel Chatham, who owned a lariieestate at Chathams Knn and was active and prominent inthe Indian War of 1777 IS. ;Mrs. Flemiiif; Mas born in theCity of Dublin in 17(W, and came to this country an died in 1824. They had six sons and three Ivobert Fleminn, of Lycominti- County. Pa., heldprominent jiositions under the i;overnment, ainonii whichwere those of Senatoi and member of the coincnt ion whichreciimmended and adojited the present constitution of . K. 192 THE PASSAIO VALLEY Algernon Sidney Fleming, the father of Colonel JamesE. Fleming, AA-as at one time High Sheriff of Clinton County,Pa., an ottice in which his fourth son, John Wister Fleming,succeeded him at the age of twenty-two. Colonel James E. Fleming spent his boyhood in Illinoisand Kentucky with his father, who had business interestsin thosfif States. Keturning to Pennsylvania, he for sometime received instruction under the care of ^Ir. CharlesBerkle}, an English gentleman of education. He was thensent to Philadelphia for the purpose of obtaining a knowl-edge of business. In that city he began the study of lawin the office of S. Moore Du Bois, Esq., and he was thus en-gaged when the Civil War broke out. Ue at once volun-teered, and tlirough the assistance of his family organizeda company of cavalry, which he took to AYashington. Therean effort was made to force his company into a regiment ofNew Yor
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